A Bounty on the Heads of Phishers - Phishing Becomes a Global Sport for Bounty Hunters

Phishing, fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details is becoming a global crime. Phish-hunter.com places a bounty on the heads of Phishers.

Biscayne Park, FL (PRWEB) June 11, 2005 -- A new weapon against the war on 'phishing' was released today: www.phish-hunter.com.

"In computing, phishing is the act of attempting to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person with a real need for such information in a seemingly official electronic notification or message (most often an email, or an instant message)."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

"The power in phishing," states Richard Victor Valdez, developer of the Phish-hunter.com, "is that it affects only the newest of the newbies. Every experienced surfer ignores them. But when it is your grandmother that has had her bank account stripped clean in the first week of computer ownership, you feel the pain."

As an active reader of Robert Cringely, technology writer for PBS, Mr. Valdez realized that phishing was more dangerous than ever. Taking clues from this reporter, Richard built Phish-Hunter.com. "Phishers are everywhere. They affect all of us. The only way to take them out is one at a time. A bounty has been put on the head of all Phishers. The money comes from every internet user. One dollar to report the crime. And every participant in the collar shares in Bounty!", exclaims the developer of Phish-Hunter.com.

The cost to report a phisher crime is $1.00. Statistical analysis is then employed to filter the worst offenders. The participants that paid their one dollar then share in the entire value of the pot. The money can be significant.

Major corporations are also the victims of phishing. The websites of banks and catalogs are often reproduced and duplicated illegally to provide the 'front' that a phisher uses to scam the innocent. Phish-Hunter.com expects these corporations to assist in the funding and development of Phish-hunter.com.

"We are all victims. It translates into lost productivity, higher fees, higher taxes. It is the responsibility of every American to put the phishers behind bars," states Richard Victor Valdez.

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For Further Information Contact:    
Richard Victor Valdez                                    
305-895-6663

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